BOWTUN BAKED Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, gonzo said: How is Marc 505 getting there? Got a season pass for National Express now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radcliffe white Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, BOWTUN BAKED said: Got a season pass for National Express now! Duo ticket with dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted September 22, 2022 Moderators Share Posted September 22, 2022 39 minutes ago, radcliffe white said: Take the chance closer the time casino and his mob did for ipswich it worked out fine in the end, just have a back up ready It worked, i think, because avanti werent involved and london to norwich via ipswich is angluas mainline It was always the train they would run Id say you could get to cheltenham if its on the bristol line? Stroud....iffy, id have guessed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc505 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 It's a load of fucking shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big E Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 13 hours ago, Marc505 said: It's a load of fucking shit. Did you find Dan Tuesday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted September 23, 2022 Moderators Share Posted September 23, 2022 18 hours ago, BOWTUN BAKED said: Got a season pass for National Express now! 18 hours ago, radcliffe white said: Duo ticket with dan and a Holiday Inn season ticket for the strop overs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted September 23, 2022 Moderators Share Posted September 23, 2022 19 hours ago, Marc505 said: It's a load of fucking shit. maybe in a few weeks when the conferences are over, the govt might set about sorting this shit out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marple whites Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Email from train line saying they will be in touch nearer the time when they know if train is cancelled. But do say refund, or even if plans change and train runs a refund with admin fee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted September 23, 2022 Moderators Share Posted September 23, 2022 There will of course be issues if folk are on split tickets If the train from chelt to stroud runs, it wont be there problem if brum to chelt doesnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwfc2003 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Should have a better idea whats happening on Tues when the train companies publish there time tables for next saturdays strike action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc505 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 9 hours ago, Big E said: Did you find Dan Tuesday? He spent the game romancing two locals in the pub outside I believe. 3 hours ago, Casino said: maybe in a few weeks when the conferences are over, the govt might set about sorting this shit out This cannot go on. Shitting on your customers, costing hundreds of thousands of people a fortune and causing them serious disruption every few weeks is taking the piss. They've made their point, now they need to get back to offering the fucking substandard service they've inflicted on people for donkeys years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Casino said: maybe in a few weeks when the conferences are over, the govt might set about sorting this shit out It's not the Government who are on strike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radcliffe white Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 58 minutes ago, Marc505 said: He spent the game romancing two locals in the pub outside I believe. This cannot go on. Shitting on your customers, costing hundreds of thousands of people a fortune and causing them serious disruption every few weeks is taking the piss. They've made their point, now they need to get back to offering the fucking substandard service they've inflicted on people for donkeys years. Lynch is a nonce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted September 23, 2022 Author Share Posted September 23, 2022 33 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said: It's not the Government who are on strike. It is, however, the Government currently running the show and in reality are in a far greater position to take control than would ordinarily be the case with franchising. Personally I found it astounding when I first found out how reliant the rail industry has been on drivers working overtime and rest days. Reliance probably doesn’t even begin to cover it. I could understand if it was a shortage of drivers because of being unable to train drivers during Covid, but it would seem that the whole thing has been built on sand for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 20 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said: It is, however, the Government currently running the show and in reality are in a far greater position to take control than would ordinarily be the case with franchising. Personally I found it astounding when I first found out how reliant the rail industry has been on drivers working overtime and rest days. Reliance probably doesn’t even begin to cover it. I could understand if it was a shortage of drivers because of being unable to train drivers during Covid, but it would seem that the whole thing has been built on sand for years. ... & as they strike, or go falsely sick in planned outages, eventually they will return to work. The new drivers will come through and people who have become very used to overtime will find it's no longer required and their incomes will fall some way below their new earnings. And, I repeat, it's not the Government who are on strike and breaking their employment contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted September 23, 2022 Author Share Posted September 23, 2022 9 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said: ... & as they strike, or go falsely sick in planned outages, eventually they will return to work. The new drivers will come through and people who have become very used to overtime will find it's no longer required and their incomes will fall some way below their new earnings. And, I repeat, it's not the Government who are on strike and breaking their employment contract. That isn’t entirely accurate as Saturday services have invariably relied on over staff working overtime. The companies then banned overtime and then wondered why they had no staff at weekends. Given the whole dispute has been going on for 3-4 years, the only surprise is that it took so long to resort to strike action. The fact that the DfT have effectively been running the train companies for the last two and a half years should have been something they used to their advantage but they’re content to let it all rumble on with little will to resolve it. Whole thing is an absolute shitshow and the only people losing out are the paying customers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted September 25, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted September 25, 2022 Iirc, part of the issue is that the contracts are old fashioned and don't cover weekend working- might explain the overtime. If they want better money, then they have to move into the 21st century. Some of the stories/rumours if true are ridiculous with regards to working rules. It's strange how some companies have had their franchise removed, yet others seem to manage OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 1 minute ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Some of the stories/rumours if true are ridiculous with regards to working rules. I'm sure the press exaggerate in some things but it's a fact that they have 'Spanish Practices' that would take your breath away. Over manning, huge time wasting, utter refusal to be flexible are absolutele facts. Union reps are unnecessarily high in number and get breaks & time off that would take your breath away. They also shamelessly break agreements. They have called over 100 action ballots every year but one since 2015. Has there been a Bank Holiday without a rail %/or tube strike (the Queen’s funeral being a notable exception). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Oh, & they demand 'no redundancy' agreements. Well, it's a fact that if any business ever offers you that they're lying. It simply cannot be agreed. Add to this that there are literally hundreds of rail workers who've expressed interest in a redundancy package but the RMT, ASLEF, TASS have demanded any exits have new recuits to replace them ... which doesn't meet the definition of 'redundancy'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantra Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 The guy that got FGR promoted and then left for Watford sacked after 10 games lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolton in bedford Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 10 games is above average for a Watford manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marple whites Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Looked at the times for this Saturday given the train strike and no trains showing from Manchester to Cheltenham. So presume full refund. same for next weekend ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radcliffe white Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Cross country say no services this weekend and a reduced timetable on 8th, hopefully it might run not sure who the return is with think great western Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Faustus Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 On 22/09/2022 at 11:51, Steejay said: Sold out gutted to be missing this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Biggish Dave Posted September 27, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted September 27, 2022 15 minutes ago, Dr Faustus said: gutted to be missing this I'll be surprised if there's no spares knocking about nearer the time with train strikes putting people off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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